Ayates
Meaning
Tafsir
Hadith
Lesson
100

Read the verse in Arabic.

By the time,[1]

زمانے کی قسم

 وَالْعَصْرِ

(103:1)

100

What is the meaning in English or Urdu.

العصر Al Asar

1. Squeezed/juiced

2. Long period of time/age

3. Asar Salah - late afternoon prayer

4. All of the above

4. All of the above

100

True or False 

Time is considered a precious gift from Allah in Islam, to be utilized wisely for fulfilling one's purpose in life and earning rewards in the Hereafter.

True

100

Who asked this dua, when, and where?

قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمۡنَاۤ اَنۡفُسَنَا ٜ وَاِنۡ لَّمۡ تَغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَتَرۡحَمۡنَا لَنَکُوۡنَنَّ مِنَ الۡخٰسِرِیۡنَ

 “Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.” (Surah Al-A’raf 7:23)


When Adam AS and Hawwa AS fell into the evil whisperings and false promises of Shaitaan and ate from the forbidden tree in Jannah, they made this dua.

Deeply remorseful, they said,

100

What does Surah Al-Asr teach us?

1. The importance of faith, righteous deeds. 

2. The importance unity and brotherhood 

3. Use the time wisely to attain the success.

4. All of the above.

4. All of the above 

200

Name the Surah that has 2 names one of the name is "The Time". 

Note: It's not Surah Al Asar, العصر

"NAME: الإنسان، الدهر, Al-Insan, Ad-Dahr.

"ENGLISH NAME: The Human/Man, Endless Time."

This Surah has two names and both taken from verse # 1.

١  هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ حِينٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْئًا مَذْكُورًا

1  Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned?"

200

What are the practical lessons drived from Ayah (103:2)?

Fill in the blanks with these words: Loss, success, Gain, actions

The consequences of human _________ either leads to failure or ___________. It emphasizes that those who neglect faith and righteous deeds are at a ___________, while those who uphold them are in a state of _____________.

Verse 2: Loss and Gain

The consequences of human actions either leads to failure or sucess. It emphasizes that those who neglect faith and righteous deeds are at a loss, while those who uphold them are in a state of gain.

200

This is tafsir of which verse n Surah Al-Asar? 

And recommend one another to the truth: This is to perform acts of obedience and avoid the forbidden things.

Dua:

اللهم ارنا الحق حقاً وارزقنا اتباعه وارنا الباطل باطلا وارزقنا اجتنابه

Translation: O Allah! show us the truth as true, and inspire us to follow it. Show us falsehood as falsehood, and inspire us to abstain from it.

وَتَوَاصَوْاْ بِالْحَقِّ

(103:3) 


https://hadithanswers.com/reference-for-the-dua-allahumma-arinal-haqqa-haqqa/

200

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "There are two blessings that many people are deceived into losing: ________ and ___________."

Sahih al-Bukhari 6412

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "There are two blessings that many people are deceived into losing: health and free time."

حَدَّثَنَا الْمَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ـ هُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ ـ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ نِعْمَتَانِ مَغْبُونٌ فِيهِمَا كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، الصِّحَّةُ وَالْفَرَاغُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ عَبَّاسٌ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِثْلَهُ‏.‏

Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6412In-book reference : Book 81, Hadith 1USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith 421  (deprecated numbering scheme)

200

How can we apply Surah Al Asar in our Daily Life?

1. Time Management: we prioritize Salah and organize our daily activity around Salah time. 

2. We focusing on activities that align with Islamic principles and values.

3. We Prioritize Iman and Good Deeds.

4. Building Unity and Brotherhood and support system within the Muslim community.

5. All of the above

5. All of the above 

300

Read the Ayah in Arabic. 

Indeed, mankind is in loss,

انسان درحقیقت بڑے خسارے میں ہے

اِنَّ الۡاِنۡسَانَ لَفِیۡ خُسۡرٍ ۙ

300

Verse 3: It coveys all the below messages EXCEPT. 

1. The importance of faith and righteous deeds in attaining success. 

2. Advising one another to truth and patience.

3. Importance of unity, building community and mutual supports among believers.

4. Mentions about Jannah and Jahannam.

4. Mentions about Jannah and Jahannam.

300

What does it mean in tafsir of verse

وَالْعَصْرِ ۙ 



1. The Time! and 

2. The afternoon prayer - Asar prayer

300

When one possesses patience, one have many qualities that are desirable EXCEPT 

1. Will not get angered easily. 

2. Will be steadfast in times of difficulties.

3.  Will be unreasonable and unjust. 

4. Will be more grateful 

3. Will be unreasonable and unjust. 

300

Pick the correct word to fill in the blanks. 

(Patience, Faith/Iman, Truth, Sucess)

The central theme of Surah Al-Asr revolves around the correlation between ___________, righteous deeds, and ____________ in both this life and the Hereafter.


The central theme of Surah Al-Asr revolves around the correlation between faith, righteous deeds, and success in both this life and the Hereafter.

400

Read the Ayah in Arabic.

Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.

سوائے اُن لوگوں کے جو ایمان لائے، اور نیک اعمال کرتے رہے، اور ایک دوسرے کو حق کی نصیحت اور صبر کی تلقین کرتے رہے۔ [1]

اِلَّا الَّذِیۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوۡا بِالۡحَقِّ ۬ۙ  وَتَوَاصَوۡا بِالصَّبۡرِ ٪

103:3  

400

Verse 1: Allah Subhanahuwatala swears by the time.  

1. Time is a ___________: A powerful reminder of time’s role as a  witness to our actions, that we are responsible for.

2. We have choice to preserve our time by doing ___________ or waste our time by doing useless action and sinful act.

1. Time is a Witness: A powerful reminder of time’s role as a  witness to our actions, that we are responsible for.

2. We have choice to preserve our time by doing Amale Saleh or waste our time by doing useless action and sinful act.

400

True or False

The significance of “Al-Asr” in Surat Al-Asr : The concept of passing time creates the urgency for believers to make the most of their time by obeying Allah Tala and Rasool Allah (SAW) to attain the salvation (ultimate sucess). 


True

400

Abu Barzah al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say, when he wanted to leave a gathering: “Glory and praise be to You, O Allah, there is no god but You, I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.” A man said: O Messenger of Allah, you are saying something that you did not say before. He said: “It is expiation for anything that happened in the _________________.”

سُبْحـانَكَ اللّهُـمَّ وَبِحَمدِك، أَشْهَـدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلاّ أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتوبُ إِلَـيْك

Abu Dawood (4859) narrated that Abu Barzah al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say, when he wanted to leave a gathering: “Glory and praise be to You, O Allah, there is no god but You, I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.” A man said: O Messenger of Allah, you are saying something that you did not say before. He said: “It is expiation for anything that happened in the gathering.”

It was classed as saheeh (authentic) by al-Albani in Saheeh Abi Dawood. 

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/111808/reciting-surah-al-asr-before-leaving-a-gathering

400

Pick the correct word to fill in the blanks. 

(Unity, Truth, Responsibility, Sucess)

Surah Al-Asr emphasizes the importance of ____________ and brotherhood among believers, reminding us of our collective _______________ towards one another in the journey towards righteousness.

Surah Al-Asr emphasizes the importance of unity and brotherhood among believers, reminding us of our collective responsibility towards one another in the journey towards righteousness.

https://www.arabiantongue.com/surah-al-asar/

500

Why did Allah Subhanahuwatala swears by the time? What is the Jawab e Qasam?



اِنَّ الۡاِنۡسَانَ لَفِیۡ خُسۡرٍ ۙ

Indeed, mankind is in loss

انسان درحقیقت بڑے خسارے میں ہے

103:2

500

True or False

Since Allah Subhanahuwatala swears by His creations by making them witness, we human being should also swear by them.

False:  Only Allah Subhanahuwatala can swear by His creation. We should avoid frequently wearing, but if we have to swear by on important matters then we only swear by Allah Subhanahuwatala by making Him witness or we remain silent.

https://youtu.be/h2Q9Cj0dYao?si=GovR8Ednjwy1IJHE

500

This is tafsir of which verse n Surah Al-Asar? 

And recommend one another to patience: meaning, with the plots, the evils, and the harms of those who harm people due to their commanding them to do good and forbidding them from evil.

وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ

(103:3) 

500

Abu Madinah reported: Whenever two men among the companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would meet, they would not part until one of them recited to the other, ___________________ and the other would bid him farewell with peace.


Abu Madinah reported: Whenever two men among the companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would meet, they would not part until one of them recited to the other, “By the time, surely mankind is in loss,” (103:1) and the other would bid him farewell with peace.

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 5120

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَبِي مَدِينَةَ الدَّارِمِيِّ قَالَ كَانَ الرَّجُلَانِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا الْتَقَيَا لَمْ يَفْتَرِقَا حَتَّى يَقْرَأَ أَحَدُهُمَا عَلَى الْآخَرِ وَالْعَصْرِ إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ أَحَدُهُمَا عَلَى الْآخَرِ

5120 المعجم الأوسط للطبراني

2648 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في السلسلة الصحيحة

500

Pick the correct word to fill in the blanks. 

(Time, Patience, Faith, Truth, Sucess)

Conclusion: Surah Al-Asr stands as a timeless testament to the importance of faith, righteous deeds, and the judicious use of ___________. Its profound teachings continue to inspire and guide believers in their quest for _____________ and fulfillment.

Conclusion

Surah Al-Asr stands as a timeless testament to the importance of faith, righteous deeds, and the judicious use of time. Its profound teachings continue to inspire and guide believers in their quest for success and fulfillment.

https://www.arabiantongue.com/surah-al-asar/